US 11,889,977 B2
Medical imaging apparatus with rotatable manipulation ring
Atsuomi Ohno, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Mar. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/198,286.
Application 17/198,286 is a continuation of application No. 15/953,749, filed on Apr. 16, 2018, granted, now 10,986,981.
Claims priority of application No. 2017-116286 (JP), filed on Jun. 13, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0196102 A1, Jul. 1, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/60 (2023.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01); H04N 23/50 (2023.01)
CPC A61B 1/00042 (2022.02) [A61B 1/00006 (2013.01); A61B 1/00045 (2013.01); A61B 1/00078 (2013.01); A61B 1/00105 (2013.01); A61B 1/00114 (2013.01); A61B 1/00117 (2013.01); A61B 1/00188 (2013.01); A61B 1/042 (2013.01); A61B 1/0669 (2013.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/60 (2023.01); H04N 23/62 (2023.01); H04N 23/555 (2023.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A medical apparatus, comprising:
a casing that forms an exterior;
a single manipulation ring rotatably provided on an outer surface of the casing;
an optical sensor to receive a user manipulation, wherein the optical sensor is inside the casing to detect whether or not an opening formed in the casing is covered; and
control circuitry configured to
detect rotation of the single manipulation ring;
calculate a rotation direction and a rotation angle of the single manipulation ring based on a detection result;
execute a first function or a second function depending on the rotation direction and the rotation angle of the single manipulation ring calculated, wherein the first function is a different type of adjustment than the second function; and
switch a function executed by the control circuitry to the first function or the second function depending on a user manipulation of the optical sensor.